Why do you plan to buy a mini-laptop?

- You need basic computing: email, browse Internet, simple document editing/creating.
- You want to be connected (to the Net)
- You need both above anytime and anywhere.

Which mini-laptop do you need?

A. Basic configuration: Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 processor, 1GB memory, 160GB hard disk drive, 10.1-inch screen, 802.11g Wi-Fi, Windows XP.

B. Higher-end configuration: Intel Atom 1.66GHz N280 processor, 1GB memory, 160GB 7200rpm HDD, 10.1-inch screen, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Windows 7

C. Newer configuration:

• Model 1 (better graphics performance): Intel Atom 1.66GHz N280 processor, 1GB memory, 160 hard disk drive, 11.6-inch wide screen, nVidia ION LE graphics card, 802.11g/n Wi-Fi, Windows XP. (HP Mini 311)
• Model 2 (more speed and battery life): Intel Atom N280 processor, 10.1-inch display, 160GB hard disk drive, 2MB memory, 10.5 hours battery life.
• Model 3 (more RAM and hard disk capacities): Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 2GB memory, 320GB hard disk drive, HDMI port, Windows 7 (iiView A2)

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Install Windows 7 on Mini-Laptop

Do you want to install Windows 7 on your mini laptop? Fortunately, Microsoft has released a utility for the installation.

The utility, Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, can create a copy of .iso file to a USB flash drive or DVD. The tool can create a bootable USB flash drive or DVD. The .exe file is 947KB, and can be downloaded from Microsoft online store.

To install Windows 7, insert the flash drive into your mini-laptop and run setup.exe from the root of the drive. But before the installation, you need to configure your mini-laptop's BIOS, so that the flash drive is on first list of boot order.

If your mini-laptop currently runs Windows XP, then you should do "clean" installation. It means, you need to back up your applications and data. And after installing the Windows 7, restore the applications and data.

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